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The Spring Board The Spring Board Inside this Issue Volume 17, Issue 1 December, 2020 The Greatest Results By Jeff Hugo Paying Attention 5-7 But, initially that was not to be the case. He got his degree at FSU as Seasons Are A 8 an accountant. It wasn’t long af- Changing ter he and his wife Cindy moved to Tampa. There he worked for a Boat Days 9 large C.P.A. firm. As years past, it was on to Orlando and eventually Fort Lauderdale. A Swift Night Out 10 Along the way he did the little things. He learned more and Virtual Visits 11 more about his profession. He supported his family as he took on more and more responsibility. He learned to navigate the urban jun- Beach Bash 12 gles. But all the while, there was a part of him that felt like he was in Helping to Keep exile. Wakulla County 13 Beautiful By 2005, plans were laid for that exile to end. He and his wife Continued Restoration would move back to Tallahassee. 13-14 at Cherokee Sink They had come to love the area in “It’s the little things done on a their college years. Cindy would consistent basis that produce the teach in an area school and Char- Insect Intrigue: 14 greatest results.” Charlie Baisden lie would pursue his latent dream Bug Sex of becoming a ranger. It was a little thing. Charlie leant me Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia It began with little things. He had Fly Up the Chimney 14 Owens. He had a feeling that I would to choose a park. He chose enjoy it. He was right. Wakulla Springs. There was lots of visitation. There was lots of op- Service in Residence 15-16 The author wove together a compel- portunity for interpretation. ling narrative set along the North There was lots of potential to be Carolina coast and bays. Charlie con- outside and perhaps find a posi- In Memoriam: fessed that the setting reminded him tion. 16 Cary LaBounty of his childhood. He grew up in rural Live Oak and spent the summers with In October of 2010, though, there his grandparents along the Florida were no ranger positions to be Resource Management 17-18 coast. It forged a love for the out- had. Undaunted, Charlie did a News and Notes doors that never left him. little thing and became a volun- teer. Charlie admitted in a 2010 interview, Joe’s Tree 19 “I always wanted to be a ranger.” Volume 17, Issue 1 Page 2 The Greatest Results By Jeff Hugo He immediately began learning the Florida to become a Master Nat- little things. He emptied the garbage uralist. He incorporated his cans and cleaned the bathrooms. He training into his river boat tours. greeted park guests as he received But he wanted to expand his in- their entrance fees. He picked up lit- terpretive offerings both inside ter and helped to maintain the park and outside of the park. grounds. During Literacy Month A part time (OPS) ranger position be- (September) and Fire Preven- came open a month after he began tion Month (October), Charlie volunteering. Charlie was thrilled to put together a program to visit be chosen for it. He would now learn area second graders and read to captain the river boat tours. He The Story of Smokey Bear. He would also guide the often hectic wa- also talked about fire safety at terfront and the boat tour schedule. home and how the park service uses fire as a tool to keep habi- Charlie leading a By the summer of 2012 a full-time tats healthy and to prevent wild- Morning Nature park ranger position became availa- fires. Walk. ble. Charlie would be the perfect fit. His Tree Habitats program Charlie saw a park need which he en- showed students through hands- visioned filling. The landscaping on on examples the ways plants and park grounds needed attention. The animals find food, water, shelter azaleas and camelias had gone un- and living space in trees. pruned for many seasons. Their health was suffering. The beds Thanks to Charlie’s efforts, the around the lodge were unkempt and fourth grade students at Ft. needed attention. The butterfly gar- Braden Elementary were the den needed more plantings And the first classes to become Junior list went on. Rangers at Wakulla Springs. Charlie Baisden— Master Gardener. To offer the park landscape the best expertise possible, Charlie did anoth- er little thing (actually it was a major thing). Over the course of a year, he spent the 80 hours it took to become a Master Gardener. The park afforded him the time and scheduling to complete the course. He did the rest. On the rare field days he had, he did a s much as he could to begin the process of rejuvenating the Wakulla Springs landscape. It would be an ongoing process over the course of years. Charlie with some proud Charlie teaching the Charlie also wanted to be the best in- Jr. Rangers at Fort Braden value of Tree Habi- Elementary. tats. terpreter he could be. He once again took courses with the University of Volume 17, Issue 1 Page 3 The Greatest Results By Jeff Hugo citizen support agency. He ac- tively worked to publicize the event. When the event arrived, 50 people from the community ranging in age from toddlers to senior citizens participated in planting 1000 longleaf pine seedlings and 1000 wiregrass plugs. Each participant would feel a new connection and own- ership with the park thanks to the well organized and positive “On January 19, 2019, all of Charlie’s Master Gardener, experience allowing them to Master Naturalist and interpretive skills culminated in contribute to the future of one big event.” Wakulla Springs. The program eventually blos- with dinner offerings in the somed to include the fourth lodge. One focused on the art- Is it any wonder that Charlie graders at each of the four ele- work within the lobby while was awarded the 2018 District mentary schools in Wakulla another concentrated on the One Interpreter of the Year. County. structure itself. A third looked There had been a quiet parade at the advantages of using na- of little things from education, There were many programs tive plants for landscaping in- to practice, and on to planning Charlie created at the park as cluding a tour of the grounds and implementation that pro- well. Among his favorites were surrounding the lodge. pelled Charlie to a leadership the Morning Nature Walks. role at the park. During the late fall, winter, and On January 19, 2019, all of spring months, Charlie would Charlie’s Master Gardener, lead groups into the forest via Master Naturalist and Inter- the Sally Ward Trail. Together, pretive skills culminated in they would discover the special one big event. The communi- elements of the unseen forest ty was invited to restore a endemic to each month. three acre site near the park’s administration building to He also led the Bike Ride to longleaf pine habitat. Hidden Spring. The spring is truly hidden out past the two Charlie started planning for bridges on the Sally Ward the event six months earlier. Trail. Charlie is one of the few He solicited and received as- who know the way. Fellow cy- sistance from the park biolo- clists would travel through sev- gist, staff members, and vol- eral different ecosystems creat- unteers. He reached out to ed by slight changes in eleva- other parks and agencies for tion. the materials he would need. Charlie was awarded the He gained the assistance and Charlie also developed three 2018 District One Inter- programs which were paired financial support of the park's preter of the Year. Volume 17, Issue 1 Page 4 The Greatest Results By Jeff Hugo “On January 19, 2019, all of Charlie’s Master Gardener, Master Naturalist and interpretive skills culminated in one big event.” The muhly grass at the park entrance screams, “Come see this amazing park!” He was a staff member that others turned to for training and advice. He was also leader for vol- unteers who showed up to assist him to trim, prune, and spruce-up the park grounds. He led by example, always eager to assist and go the extra mile. A beautiful legacy Charlie leaves the park is a stunning planting of muhly grass at the park’s en- trance. The blooming native grass screams, “Come see this amazing park.” Charlies’ career at Wakulla Springs reflects his remarks from a few months ago. “Often times it’s the little things done on a consistent basis that produce the greatest results…. I appreciate the help of our entire staff and the generous time of volunteers in accomplishing these projects.” And we appreciate you, Charlie, and the greatest results. L to R: Charles Lorch volunteers pruning a camelia. The Wakulla County Garden Club dresses up around the Dogwood Pavilion. BB&T Volunteers lead the beautification efforts on the Lodge’s west-side . Volume 17, Issue 1 Page 5 Paying Attention By Amy Conyers Photos courtesy Amy Conyers We do have one distinct change though, and that is in our visit- ation at the park. With the fi- nal summer holiday, the switch is flipped, and our summer swimmers are replaced with winter walkers. There are few- er visitors in the cooler months and they have a different focus. They aren’t headed to the spring to cool off, they are headed to the spring to catch a glimpse of manatees.
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